§3233. Prison employees

A. Prison officers shall perform the services in the managing, superintending and guarding
of the prison as prescribed by the rules or as directed by the warden. [1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

B. If a prisoner at the prison resists the authority of any uniformed or ununiformed
officer or refuses to obey his lawful commands, the officer shall immediately enforce
obedience. [1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

[
1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW)
.]

2.Powers.
Prison employees have the following powers.

A. Employees of the prison have the same power as sheriffs in their respective counties
to search for and apprehend escapees from the prison, when authorized to do so by
the warden. [1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

B. Employees of the prison, when authorized by the warden, may carry weapons inside
and outside the prison in connection with their assigned duties or training. [1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

[
1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW)
.]

3.Uniforms.
Prison employee uniforms are governed as follows.

A. Employees of the prison may be provided, at the expense of the State, with distinctive
uniforms for use when required for the performance of their official duties and which
shall remain the property of the State. [1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

B. Employees of the prison may be provided with an equivalent clothing allowance when
the private purchase of special clothing is similarly required for the performance
of their official duties. [1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

[
1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW)
.]

SECTION HISTORY

1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).

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